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This is from my trip back from the ICA meeting in April.
Front venting area: Dilling & Harris Max-Vend-Master with bill acceptor and an American AC2225 changer
Coleman vacuums
Bay setup
Water Wizard setup and American entry unit install
They got all their chemical and hydraulic lines run in stainless. Super rad!
They also have the largest wall attached light I have seen (1000 watts). My favorate feature of the wash is the shower. Just think: when someone opens a car wash next door you can move into the wash and live.
Front of the tunnel
Tunnel AVW / Tommy Equipment
Metro Wash Epress is taking tips before the car is washed? Their sign is very professional.
These are some pictures pulling up to the Albertville wash.
The Autec Shine Express is around where the vacuums are and these are some pictures of Scott spraying my car. The buffering from the Shine Express did a unbelievable job it looked and felt like it was hand waxed.
Here is a picture of a car entering the tunnel. Note the mirror.
ICS entry unit as well as the window and cash register. All the entry / exit gates are Magnetic Automation Corp.
Pictures are from left to right 3rd picture is the main enterance and exit, the 5th and 6th picture show the entry units and the large turn to enter the tunnel.
Vacuum setup with the Vacutech Power Clean Super Separator.
This is one of my Dad’s express washes. He is using Tommy / AVW equipment with a window and ICS entry unit. He also has an Autec Shine Express.
This is a picture of the messed up ICS unit. I will post some more pictures tomorrow.
A new car wash that serves lunch opened down the street from my car wash in Wylam. Not sure where they get their water from, unless it is from a hose from the house behind them?
My GPS said “Gatorland Carwash” at 14513 Gatorland Drive, Orlando, FL. but the name does not really matter.
First picture is the front view and the second picture it from the entry road next to a Flex-Serve.
Front view: I like the glass block and the road sign.
Vending: I like the “Suggestions” box and it is interesting that they replaced the Dilling & Harris Vend-Master product door. They replaced the plastic with metal.
Back view: First picture show painted arrows on the ground which is a good idea. I just doubt it would help.
Bay: Some interesting notes are the crappy foam brushes and the garbage can in every bay. I love the large timer conversion.
Automatic: PDQ Laser 4000 had an interesting purge setup in the automatic. Not really sure what or why it was purging though.
Vacuums: They has some weird vandalism problems? I actually had someone steal my gun off my Fragramatics fragrance vacuum before. They unscrewed the gun and took it.
If they say “professional” it must be true. It is on the side of a laundry mat. It seems like everyone is starting a car wash and also closing them.
Their old sign, or maybe new people?
